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Title
An annotated checklist of the leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from El Salvador, with additions from the Bechyné collection in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
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Abstract
A checklist of the species of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of El Salvador is presented based on data from literature and a digitization project of the Bechyné collection of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS). The RBINS collections contain a total of 2797 individual chrysomelid specimens from El Salvador, sorted into 89 species and 132 genera. In total, the current checklist contains 420 species, of which 33 are new records for El Slavador from the Bechyné collection. In these collections, there are also ten nomina nuda named by Bechyné, which need further study. The leaf beetle diversity in El Salvador, partly due to the country’s unstable political history, remains poorly studied, and many (new) species await discovery. This checklist provides a baseline for further study in El Salvador and nearby region.
Language
English
Source (journal)
ZooKeys
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Publication
2019
ISSN
1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI
10.3897/ZOOKEYS.856.32017
Volume/pages
856 (2019) , 60 p.
ISI
000471816400008
Pubmed ID
31258371
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UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 20.06.2019
Last edited 24.11.2024
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